Dirty filter, problems?
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Dirty filter, problems?
I am in the process of cleaning my filter bowl and fpr and pulled out my fuel filter that is a mess. I had it at a shop within the last 10-15k (or less) that said they put a filter in it. Did they not do as a thought or do i have something up that could be getting this black (looks like oil) substance in my filter. I cant think of anything that I have put in my tanks that would have flushed them out.
Here is a pic of it.
Here is a pic of it.
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Algae can grow in diesel real good but that's not algae. That's bad injector o rings.
You should never see algae in a daily driver. Farm tractors maybe. Trucks used over the road no. It's the o rings.
You should never see algae in a daily driver. Farm tractors maybe. Trucks used over the road no. It's the o rings.
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Did not know about the acetone additive. I have tankers of it at work. PO did not use the truck very often and had to fight algae and water in fuel (light) when I first got it.
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Have you guys seen what acetone does to rubber and plastic? Just wondering. There are commercial algae killers that do not contain acetone.
Still I've seen enough o rings go bad before and this is what it does. What you are seeing is the ash that was in your oil collected on the filter. Algae usually has a pretty good smell that goes along with it.
Still I've seen enough o rings go bad before and this is what it does. What you are seeing is the ash that was in your oil collected on the filter. Algae usually has a pretty good smell that goes along with it.